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NEW BRUNSWICK CITIES Digging Up Dirt... Fossil Discoveries Wonderful Miramichi! in New Brunswick!

From the earliest times when the Migmag people called this area home, to when the and then the Irish and Scots arrived and the river hosted the shipbuilding and lumber trades, the majestic Miramichi River has always been and continues to be the heart of the city of Miramichi. Nowadays the river acts like a magnet to salmon fishers, providing a world-class fly-fishing experience. Weekends spent in the Miramichi region provide an authentic and very different kind of Chris Robinson getaway for couples and families alike. christopher.robinson @rogers.com You can get a taste of the shipbuilding heritage at Ritchie Wharf Park. This waterfront was once a thriving shipbuilding centre — now you can wander the boardwalk, take in the shops or enjoy a delicious meal. The children will also enjoy the nautical-themed playground.

Beaubears Island Shipbuilding National Historic Site of marks the only known, undisturbed, archeological site that is associated with the 19th-century wooden shipbuilding industry in New Brunswick. Wharves, foundations, and other shipbuilding remnants have remained untouched for the past 100 years. Discover its history by taking a short boat trip to the island and a walking tour accompanied by costumed guides.

Between 1756 and 1760, many Acadians found refuge from the British at nearby Wilson’s Point. Beaubears Island was an integral part of the early settlement, and gives testimony to the Acadian experience. If you time your visit to the Miramichi to coincide with , city of Saint John the annual Acadian Day, you can immerse yourself deeper in the Acadian cultural heritage. Enjoy fiddlers, folk music and songs as well as Acadian meals. ome of the oldest belong to the crown, and be protected, but they can also visible rock on geologists would cringe if you be appreciated and enjoyed by Timing your getaway in Miramichi to coincide with one of the many earth is in started to hammer away in search everyone. summer festivals is an ideal way to meet locals and understand their New Brunswick. The of them. A fossil found embedded way of life today. The Miramichi Agricultural Exhibition is a terrific Minto Coal fields, in rock (whether plant or animal) Perhaps these things from the past opportunity to celebrate summer and the local farming community. Ssandstone on the Northumberland can help us to understand what –– the oldest and most complete And the Miramichi Folksong Festival is a spectacle of song and dance, Strait and Pennsylvanian/Upper kind of environment it lived in shark fossil in the world found in featuring authentic traditional and contemporary folk music. Let the Carboniferous period rocks of the years ago. If you are fortunate northern New Brunswick, the magic of the city of Miramichi cast its spell on you this summer! Bay of Fundy shore are fossil-rich, enough to find a leaf or insect 400-million-year-old land plant and New Brunswick has some fossil glaring at you on the beach, fossils found in the north –– Editor’s Note: Start your planning with the city of Miramichi extremely significant fossil sites. feel free to take it home. If it contain important information Tourism (tel.: 1 800 459-3131, Web site: www.miramichi.org). Years ago my daughter and I were looks like a giant beaver tooth, about our future. Be sure not to miss Canada’s Irish Festival on the Miramichi, a privileged to visit however, contact Dr. Miller at New Brunswick Top Festival held this year from July 15 to the 17. one with Randall the museum or the paleontologist Editor’s Note: You can learn more For more information on all festivals in New Brunswick, go on-line Miller, curator at the Department of Natural about fossils in New Brunswick at at www.TourismNewBrunswick.ca. of geology and Resources. Only three giant the New Brunswick Museum in paleontology at beaver teeth from the last ice age the city of Saint John. Museum the New Brunswick have been found in Canada, and hours are Tuesday to Friday Ana Watts Museum. one was found here. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Thursday 9 a.m. [email protected] to 9 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to We saw a solid wall of rock. If you recognize fossils in the 5 p.m. and Sunday and holidays Dr. Miller saw trees –– Calamites outcrops –– solid rock surfaces –– from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visit fossilized long before dinosaurs they are an important source of their Web site for information walked the earth. A few well-placed information and history. They too on upcoming events and taps with his hammer and the rock should be reported so they can be exhibitions at www.gnb.ca/0130. fell away leaving a “tree trunk.” He studied, carefully removed, For more information on gave us pieces to bring home. documented and displayed in a museums in New Brunswick, visit museum. Not only will they www.TourismNewBrunswick.ca Geologists and paleontologists appreciate New Brunswick’s fossils, but you won’t find freelancers offering day-adventure fossil-hunting excursions. Fossils City of Miramichi are precious and technically

Fredericton, One Million Years Atlantic Canada’s in the Making! Riverfront Capital! Walk on the ocean floor, witness the New Brunswick’s capital is renowned for its Bay of Fundy’s amazing tides and beauty, crafts and culture. Experience experience The , a wonder award-winning festivals, historic attractions, that’s been a million years in the making. fine galleries, 60 km (37 mi.) of riverside trails There’s so much to see at and Kingswood Park, Canada’s top new golf The Hopewell Rocks. Let us help you plan course (Golf Digest). Enjoy free, excellent your visit. Call ahead for tide times evening entertainment daily during July and daily schedules. and August. Breathe in the nature and savour the tastes of the many sidewalk cafés and international restaurants — always within sight of the majestic St. John River.

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